Fatigue management for truck drivers is an important element of keeping our roads safe. While the mining industry has largely implemented a range of fatigue management strategies, truck drivers on our roads could be at risk. A new world first study...
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Moving mining equipment across Australia or across the world can present significant challenges from a logistics and an operational safety perspective. One Australian company has been recognised for...
BHP Mitsui Coal’s (BMC) Poitrel Mine has recently completed their Priority Rules Nudge Program, with the team achieving a sustained > 70 per cent reduction in material risk reduction...
A mine worker has been found dead in an overturned haul truck at a USA gold mine this morning. The haul truck fatality has shocked local mine workers and their families who last month witnessed the...
Dropsafe, a global provider of falling object protection system technology, has signed a partnership with Pacific Automation that will see bolster its Australia presence. The exclusive pact will see...
Toyota has announced that it intends to phase in a safer replacement of one of the Australian mining industry’s most popular light vehicles…the 70 series Landcruiser, citing ageing ANCAP...
Working in the mining industry and living in a mining camp can present a unique set of challenges for maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle. Following is Bill’s story. A case study on the...
A 1700 kg trolley jack has been recalled ‘Australia wide’ for failing to meet Working Load Limit labelling. The trolley jack was sold nationally through leading tool retailer Total Tools...
Two years after a woman was electrocuted by a submersible pump installed in the backyard well of a Townsville home, the importer and online seller of the pump has been fined $1.2 million for failing...
An industry group has called on both sides of Government to regulate compliance with Australian welding standards in the midst of on-going structural failures and potential loss of life to Australian...
The challenges of mine closure are significant, varied and seldom quantified. Researchers at the University of Queensland and a number of leading mining companies have formed a three-year consortium...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has released a new surface top hammer drill rig. The versatile Commando™ DC300Ri is ideal for drill and blast contractors as it suits multiple different...
Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia is pleased to announce the inaugural National Tyre Fitting Training Program based at the recently opened Hunter Valley Mining Solutions Centre. Bridgestone...
